Smooth Fitness Brand
Company
Smooth fitness was founded in 1984 and was one of the first fitness retailers that took to selling their products online. The product lineup originally started with a combination of treadmills, elliptical machines and home gyms. Smooth Fitness officially opened their doors online in 1996 selling quality fitness products directly on their website, and they haven't looked back.
Smooth is also one of the only fitness companies to primarily sell equipment like treadmills and elliptical machines over the internet. Selling online has a few distinct advantages, lower overhead and a factory direct savings to consumers since they don't have to support store fronts. Their biggest claim is that a factory direct discount can lead to a 45% deduction in a typical retail sale of equipment, and with new initiatives to ship for free or at a reduced cost, this becomes ever more so important to those looking to purchase a fitness machine for their home or office. This gives consumers more purchasing power leading to a higher quality treadmill at a lower price, compared to most other brands with similar machine specifications.
Smooth Fitness equipment typically range from $1000 - $3000. It's also been noted that they also conduct special offers via twitter and/or facebook on clearance machines and surplus equipment.
Pros of Buying a Smooth Fitness Machine
Smooth Fitness offers great value on their treadmills which certainly show that the lower prices of the equipment (when compared apples to apples) do not reflect the quality of their treadmills. They also have a well rated support team which handles any issues pertaining to post sales activities - meaning, you won't be stuck with a lemon. Smooth has also recently adjusted their warranties to support for a longer period of time, upwards of 2-3 years for service and 10 years on the motor. Typically, their treadmills and elliptical machines have been known to be stable and long lasting pieces of equipment
Cons of Purchasing a Smooth Fitness Treadmill or Elliptical
Smooth machines take up a large footprint in whatever room they are placed into, with exceptions of course. This large size and weight is one of the only concerns that stand against a purchase decision, however considering the necessities of the users in which the machines are for, coupled with superior parts and design for the money - a fair trade off.
There have been times during peak seasons where the sales and support team have been known to be less responsive which certainly can be quite annoying to a large number of customers.
Recommendation
Based on the long history, quality of the workmanship and long life of the products at Smooth Fitness, we would recommend this machine to customers looking to have the equipment for a very long time, to fitness buffs and to users who are large both in weight and in height. The average support weight for their machines is for use by people weighing up to 350 lbs - which is definitely one of the stronger more durable pieces of equipment.
Those with apartments and small houses should consider another brand, however. Unless they release some more "portable" units, this is the general recommendation.
